Rabbit and Hare Population by Country

In 2024, China reported the largest rabbit and hare population among the 51 countries with data for that year, with 114,905,000 head, followed by North Korea with 32,171,000 and Benin with 15,000,000. Benin ranked third with 15,000,000 head in 2024 after reporting 13,000,000 in 2023. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Rabbits and hares, 2020-2024, reporting stocks quantity in head. The table lists 54 countries; 51 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 194,421,000 head. The 2024 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

China reported 3.57 times as many rabbits and hares as North Korea, with 114,905,000 head compared with 32,171,000, while Benin ranks third with 15,000,000 head, 17,171,000 fewer than North Korea. The top two hold 75.6 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 15,000,000 and 6,136,000 head respectively.

Rabbit and Hare Population by Country

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#	Country	2024
1	China CN	114,905,000
2	North Korea KP	32,171,000
3	Benin BJ	15,000,000
4	Nigeria NG	6,136,000
5	Egypt EG	5,045,000
6	Ukraine UA	3,872,000
7	Russia RU	3,262,000
8	Algeria DZ	1,628,000
9	Sierra Leone SL	1,582,000
10	Mexico MX	1,427,000
11	Peru PE	1,123,000
12	Burundi BI	1,049,000
13	Rwanda RW	839,000
14	Kenya KE	780,000
15	Uzbekistan UZ	696,000
16	Colombia CO	543,000
17	Argentina AR	500,000
18	Ecuador EC	467,000
19	France FR	361,000
20	Gabon GA	347,000
21	Moldova MD	326,000
22	Indonesia ID	300,000
23	Bolivia BO	283,000
24	Netherlands NL	263,000
25	Brazil BR	191,000
26	Belarus BY	149,000
27	Madagascar MG	133,000
28	Mozambique MZ	128,000
29	Botswana BW	123,000
30	South Korea KR	88,000
31	Taiwan TW	87,000
32	Syria SY	87,000
33	Kazakhstan KZ	73,000
34	Uruguay UY	67,000
35	Türkiye TR	50,000
36	Lithuania LT	49,000
37	Cameroon CM	48,000
38	Tajikistan TJ	44,000
39	Armenia AM	41,000
40	Venezuela VE	32,000
41	Switzerland CH	30,000
42	Puerto Rico PR	25,000
43	Georgia GE	18,000
44	Kyrgyzstan KG	13,000
45	Latvia LV	12,000
46	Jordan JO	11,000
47	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	6,000
48	Mauritius MU	5,000
49	Trinidad and Tobago TT	5,000
50	Norway NO	1000
51	Iceland IS	0
52	Greece GR	-
53	Hungary HU	-
54	Romania RO	-

Rabbit and Hare Population by Country in 2024

China had the largest reported rabbit and hare population in 2024 with 114,905,000 head, followed by North Korea with 32,171,000 head and Benin with 15,000,000 head. Nigeria ranked fourth with 6,136,000 head.

China holds 59.1 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 83.4 percent of the 194,421,000-head listed total.

Rabbit and Hare Stocks Rise 2.0 Percent From 2023 to 2024

Between 2023 and 2024, the common reporter universe (51 countries with data in both years) rose from 190,671,000 head to 194,421,000 head, a change of 3,750,000 head (2.0 percent). The totals listed for each year were 192,371,000 head (54 reporters) and 194,421,000 head (51 reporters); 3 countries reporting in 2023 (largest: Hungary, 1,122,000 head) did not report in 2024, while no new reporters joined. China added 2,558,000 head (up 2.3 percent) and Benin 2,000,000 head (up 15.4 percent), while Egypt fell 567,000 head (down 10.1 percent).

Rabbit and Hare Stocks Rise 3.6 Percent From 2020 to 2024

From 2020 to 2024 the common reporter universe (50 countries with data in both years) moved from 173,166,000 head to 179,421,000 head, a change of 6,255,000 head (3.6 percent). The totals listed for each year were 175,180,000 head (53 reporters) and 194,421,000 head (51 reporters); 3 reporters present in 2020 (largest: Hungary, 1,210,000 head) are absent in 2024, while 1 new reporter added 15,000,000 head (Benin). China added 5,735,000 head (up 5.3 percent) and North Korea 2,686,000 head (up 9.1 percent), while Egypt fell 1,921,000 head (down 27.6 percent).

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	China	109,170,000	106,934,000	111,494,000	112,347,000	114,905,000
2	North Korea	29,485,000	28,295,000	32,076,000	32,019,000	32,171,000
3	Benin	-	-	12,500,000	13,000,000	15,000,000
4	Nigeria	5,461,000	5,680,000	5,893,000	5,977,000	6,136,000
5	Egypt	6,966,000	6,800,000	6,492,000	5,612,000	5,045,000
6	Ukraine	4,523,000	4,505,000	4,371,000	3,976,000	3,872,000
7	Russia	3,588,000	3,445,000	3,430,000	3,328,000	3,262,000
8	Algeria	1,628,000	1,630,000	1,629,000	1,628,000	1,628,000
9	Sierra Leone	1,506,000	1,582,000	1,576,000	1,579,000	1,582,000
10	Mexico	1,399,000	1,413,000	1,416,000	1,422,000	1,427,000
11	Peru	1,123,000	1,119,000	1,120,000	1,121,000	1,123,000
12	Burundi	834,000	1,001,000	1,048,000	1,097,000	1,049,000
13	Rwanda	922,000	674,000	361,000	942,000	839,000
14	Kenya	725,000	687,000	677,000	780,000	780,000
15	Uzbekistan	582,000	601,000	584,000	680,000	696,000
16	Colombia	543,000	544,000	542,000	543,000	543,000
17	Argentina	300,000	670,000	690,000	760,000	500,000
18	Ecuador	463,000	468,000	466,000	467,000	467,000
19	France	625,000	418,000	391,000	377,000	361,000
20	Gabon	339,000	342,000	344,000	346,000	347,000
21	Moldova	319,000	385,000	303,000	289,000	326,000
22	Indonesia	300,000	300,000	300,000	300,000	300,000
23	Bolivia	280,000	283,000	282,000	282,000	283,000
24	Netherlands	335,000	321,000	300,000	265,000	263,000
25	Brazil	203,000	199,000	196,000	193,000	191,000
26	Belarus	215,000	186,000	178,000	164,000	149,000
27	Madagascar	129,000	131,000	131,000	132,000	133,000
28	Mozambique	149,000	143,000	138,000	133,000	128,000
29	Botswana	123,000	122,000	122,000	122,000	123,000
30	South Korea	96,000	98,000	94,000	91,000	88,000
31	Taiwan	76,000	78,000	81,000	84,000	87,000
32	Syria	90,000	89,000	90,000	87,000	87,000
33	Kazakhstan	104,000	101,000	99,000	81,000	73,000
34	Uruguay	66,000	67,000	67,000	67,000	67,000
35	Türkiye	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000
36	Lithuania	74,000	62,000	59,000	50,000	49,000
37	Cameroon	48,000	48,000	48,000	48,000	48,000
38	Tajikistan	77,000	88,000	90,000	11,000	44,000
39	Armenia	36,000	41,000	40,000	38,000	41,000
40	Venezuela	34,000	30,000	27,000	37,000	32,000
41	Switzerland	54,000	49,000	47,000	41,000	30,000
42	Puerto Rico	30,000	29,000	28,000	26,000	25,000
43	Georgia	19,000	19,000	18,000	19,000	18,000
44	Kyrgyzstan	22,000	20,000	17,000	16,000	13,000
45	Latvia	26,000	21,000	47,000	15,000	12,000
46	Jordan	9,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	11,000
47	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8,000	6,000	6,000	6,000	6,000
48	Mauritius	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000
49	Trinidad and Tobago	6,000	5,000	6,000	7,000	5,000
50	Norway	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000
51	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0
52	Greece	550,000	550,000	449,000	378,000	-
53	Hungary	1,210,000	1,138,000	1,158,000	1,122,000	-
54	Romania	254,000	237,000	201,000	200,000	-

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products stocks quantity (Element 5112) for item Rabbits and hares, 2020-2024. For rabbits and hares stocks, quantities are shown as whole head. The 2024 rabbits and hares stocks ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the rabbits and hares stocks data, zero means a reported nil or negligible stock; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For rabbits and hares stocks changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Stocks refer to the number of rabbits and hares recorded as present, rather than animals produced during the year.